Citation

Kassani A, Baghbanian A, Menati W. Iran. J. Public Health 2017; 46(9): 1303-1304.

Affiliation

Prevention of Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Tehran University of Medical Sciences)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

29026801

Abstract

The average suicide rate in Eastern Mediterra-nean Region including Iran (5.6 per 100000 for suicide) is lower than that of the developed countries. However, the trend of suicide rate has recently increased in Iran. The residents of Ilam Province, located in the west of Iran, are estimated to have the highest incidence rate of suicides in the country (19.53 cases/100000 population), almost four times higher than that of the country's average as of 2012 (5.2 per 100000 population). The Ilam Province is now regarded as a high-risk area for suicide relative to other areas in the country...

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